French MPs overwhelmingly back Greece bailout deal

French MPs overwhelmingly backed the new Greek bailout agreement on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Manuel Valls saying it was the only route out of the crisis. The French lower house National Assembly backed the agreement by 412 votes to 69, shortly followed by the upper house Senate, which supported the bill by 260 votes to 23. In a long, fist-pounding speech, Valls accused opponents of the agreement of trying to push Greece out of the eurozone.